Mercenaries and Adventurers

Several fast-moving players are vying for the priority of quenching at this time. Whoever can create their own knife embryo first will be able to obtain the power of oil quenching one step ahead, and the rest of them will have to wait in line, or they can only use the traditional water quenching.

In fact, for a simple and easy-to-make weapon like a machete, it is no problem to use water to quench it. But the players still want to compete, after all, everyone wants to get more possibilities of winning.

Contestant No. 10 was the first to complete his knife blank making process. Although he made an ugly mistake during the forging process just now, but fortunately, the No. 1 contestant made a bigger mistake afterwards, which diverted everyone's attention. Fly out of the thing.

Hey, to be honest, if it weren't for the fact that the tools in his hands were not in hand and the competition was very tense, how could a craftsman of his level throw away the guy who was eating? Right, right.

It's not his reason anyway.

After the No. 10 contestant had forged his own knife blank, he was the first to put the forged regular knife blank in the furnace for heating. Contestant No. 10 looked at the broken knife embryo of Contestant No. 1 in the furnace, patted Contestant No. 1 on the shoulder, and gave him a little encouragement.

Compared with the No. 10 contestant, in order to quench, he only needs to heat the well-built knife blank. In order to re-forge the broken knife blank of No. 1 contestant, it must be heated to a very high temperature.

So when the No. 10 contestant finished heating the knife blank, he picked up the heated knife blank with iron tongs and quenched it. Other players who had finished forging the knife blank also came to the furnace to heat the knife blank to prepare for quenching. The broken knife embryo of contestant No. 1 is still undergoing final heating.

Contestant No. 10 directly immerses his knife blank in the quenching oil tank for quenching. He is a skilled craftsman, and he is already too skilled in quenching. As long as you follow the quenching process in the past, you don't have to worry about something going wrong. How could something happen? such a simple thing.

Why! Good spirits are not bad spirits. Just when contestant No. 10 was operating according to the previous quenching process, he forgot that the forging tools he used were not his usual set of forging tools. Because he completed the design and drawing with most of the players, he actually had no choice when choosing the forging table and forging tools.

He randomly chose a forging table that looked relatively new, and didn't check the forging tools carefully. After all, he had to compete with other players, and the competition time was very tight. He forgot that his set of forging tools did not have fireproof thick linen gloves. During the forging process just now, because he didn't have gloves, his hands slipped, and the hammer flew out.

Although he later wrapped cloth strips around the handle a few times to prevent slipping, he forgot that it has no fire resistance at all. Contestant No. 10, as usual, used iron tongs to hold the machete blank from top to bottom and dipped it into the quenching oil tank.

After a fire was found on the surface of the quenching oil tank, the scorching high temperature continued to rise, making the hands of No. 10 contestant hot and painful.

"Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Can't bear the high temperature, contestant No. 10 still let out a scream.

"What's going on! Contestant No. 10 had an accident! He didn't wear fire-proof gloves and recklessly operated quenching! The high temperature is burning his hands!" The host hurried over and explained No. 10 to everyone while running. What happened to the player.

The fiery heat made all the hairs on the hands of contestant No. 10 curl up, and even the cloth strips wrapped around their hands were scorched.

"If you really can't take it, let it go! After all, it's just a competition, so it's bad for you to burn your hand and affect your career." Hearing the host's persuasion, contestant No. 10 finally couldn't bear it anymore. After affecting the craftsman's career, he reluctantly let go of the iron tongs.

Let the machete embryo fall into the quenching oil tank, and his hand quickly moved above the oil tank.

The competition staff invited by the church quickly brought a can of water to cool down the hands of No. 10 contestant. Then, he applied anti-scald ointment on the exposed hands of No. 10 contestant.

After simply treating the burn, contestant No. 10, regardless of the fact that the ointment hadn't taken effect, hurriedly took his knife embryo out of the oil tank with iron tongs and inspected it carefully.

It's dangerous, although the knife embryo fell into the oil tank just now, but from the appearance, it has no effect. Then use a file to test the hardness of the blade, well, it's not hard enough, but it's still within his expectations. It can only be said that it is not perfect, but it does not affect the use. After wiping off the quenching oil on the blade with a clean sackcloth, contestant No. 10 also began to make the handle for his machete.

"Okay, just now contestant No. 10 made a small mistake. He didn't put on the fireproof gloves and put his hand on the oil tank to hold the knife embryo for quenching. I'm here to remind all contestants, please confirm your forging Are there fire-resistant gloves in the tool? If you don’t have this tool, please don’t put your hands above the flame when quenching. After all, although everyone says that the blacksmith is the one who controls the flame, in fact, he will still be injured if he is burned by the fire.” The host is explaining.

After No. 10 contestant finished quenching, several other contestants with the same progress also completed the final heating of the knife embryo, and all competed for the opportunity of oil quenching, while those who failed to grab had to use water quenching. It's not good for them to wait and watch others quench, they just have nothing to do.

Contestant No. 1 finally completed the heating of the broken knife blank, and he returned to forging the iron felt. This time, he was much more careful. Every time he hammered, he had to judge the condition of the knife blank before deciding on the landing point of the next hammer. Under the blow of the hammer, the broken knife embryo returned to a ball of original iron.

Although it was difficult to start over, the No. 1 player had a stable mentality this time. Compared with other players, he obviously didn't have enough time to create an excellent work, but he also let go of his nervousness. This time, he just needs to finish the game. Next year, next year he will definitely make a comeback. He has this confidence.

At this time, the situation on the field is as follows.

Player No. 1 was basically eliminated, and he just wanted to simply finish the game.

Contestant No. 3 is making the fastest progress at this time. He has finished making the wooden part of the handle and scabbard of the machete, and is now fixing the handle to the body of the machete.

Contestant No. 5 had already completed the folding and forging process, and the forging of the knife blank was almost completed. Although his speed is already relatively slow, player No. 5 is clearly confident, and he tries to do his best in every step. Anyway, he is not the slowest one, and he also has the confidence to complete the work within the competition time.

Player No. 7 is progressing relatively quickly. Although his technique and idea of ​​using lapis lazuli as the inner core is bold, but judging from his skilled movements, it seems that player No. 7 usually practiced this forging technique a lot. At this time, his knife embryo has been completed, and the lapis lazuli is heated by him and shaped into a rectangular shape to be embedded in his knife embryo. At this time, he is in the furnace for the final heating of his knife blank, and after the heating is completed, it will be quenched.

Contestant No. 10's progress is considered second at this time, but his hands have just been burned, and at this time he is grinding a bone handle to serve as the handle of the machete. His design is obviously very personal. He used a small piece of beef shin bone as the handle of the machete, and a large piece of beef leg bone and horn as the material for the machete sheath. The audience was curious about the style of his works, but the judges were noncommittal. After all, bone material is a very common material, but its performance is not very good. It can only be said that it is very eye-catching.

Competitor No. 12 moved the slowest. After all, he used more materials than other contestants. It took more time than others to heat the knife embryo alone, not to mention that when forging, he had to use all his strength to hit the big piece of iron in front of him. Although he just doubled the thickness of the back of the knife on the design drawings, but in the actual forging process, he had to add three times more iron than ordinary machetes to meet the design requirements. 'It's so tiring! ’ Contestant No. 12 actually regretted this plan. In fact, he shouldn't have taken this path. He might as well have designed a thin machete. At this time, he might already be making the handle and scabbard. Although such a machete is not very practical, it will not be as tiring as it is now.

As for the other No. 2, No. 4, No. 6, No. 8, No. 9, and No. 11 contestants, either the players are of good level, but the design or forging process is mediocre, or the apprentices have inflated self-confidence, so they insist on participating Official craftsman's game. At this time, although the forging progress of these apprentices is not slow, only they know that their knife embryos have not been forged. There are small cracks visible to the naked eye, broken blade tips, uneven blade planes, and even the entire blade is a bit crooked. Some of these problems have been discovered by themselves, and some have not. But in the end, when the judges taste and test the works, they will be discovered one by one.

"Bordeaux Shepherd, which player do you think has the best work?" Klau Knight asked the Bordeaux Shepherd beside him. As soon as this topic came out, the people watching the game started discussing one after another. They just watched the various emergencies that happened on the field. At this time, the forging process of the players has already passed halfway~ www.readwn.com~ It's time Guess whose work will be the winner.

Compared with the people in the audience who intuitively feel that the works of the contestants are good or bad, the Bordeaux shepherd who is a professional gives his judgment: "Under normal circumstances, I think the work of the third contestant is the most likely to win. but."

"But?" Mr. Grimm asked suspiciously.

The Bordeaux Shepherd nodded and said: "However, compared to the works of No. 3 contestants who are dedicated to the competition. I think the works of No. 5, No. 7, and No. 12 are more skilled and spiritual, although they may At the basic level, they can't compare to the solid forging skills of No. 3 player, but they have made more breakthroughs in every possible direction. You have to know that compared with these three, the works of other players are quite satisfactory. It’s not that it’s not good, after all, the entire competition is already very difficult, and one who can complete the competition normally is already an excellent blacksmith.”

"Hey, in fact, it would be better if the original work of contestant No. 1 can be completed, but his forging technology is not solid enough, and he didn't expect the change of the blade embryo during the forging process. As for contestant No. 10, the blade itself is actually forged Okay, it seems that he has put his main energy on the decoration of the handle and scabbard. The performance of the machete itself does not seem to be a part of his attention."

"In short, this year's competition is really good. It's hard to say who will win. The current situation is still hard to say. We have to wait for the contestants to complete their works, and conduct tasting and testing before we can draw a conclusion."

Both Knight Crowe and Mr. Grimm nodded. According to what the Bordeaux shepherd said, indeed, the current game is still hard to say.

"Okay, thank you Bordeaux Shepherd for your wonderful comments. Now let's continue to watch the wonderful performances of the players!" The host said loudly.